Dimensions: image: 192 x 147 mm support: 431 x 355 mm
Copyright: © Archivio Penone | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This intriguing untitled piece by Giuseppe Penone presents a speckled form, like a blurred figure or a porous rock. What do you see in the composition of this work? Curator: The dispersal of ink, its varying densities, creates a dynamic interplay between form and void. Consider how the artist harnesses the inherent qualities of the medium, transforming chance into a controlled visual experience. Editor: So, the randomness is deliberate? Curator: Indeed. The seeming randomness is structured through the considered placement and scale of the marks. Notice how the tonal range contributes to a sense of depth and texture. Editor: I never thought about it that way. Thank you for opening my eyes to this piece's intentionality and visual structure. Curator: My pleasure. Exploring the intrinsic elements always reveals deeper meaning.
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This is one of a suite of eleven images and twelve pages of text from the portfolio entitled Footsteps on Mulberry Tree Tops. The portfolio was produced in an edition of twenty-one plus four artist’s proofs. Tate’s copy is the twentieth in the edition, the first half of which was published in book form, the second as loose leaves in a box. The images were printed from plates made in the artist’s studio in San Raffaele, Turin by the publisher Jacob Samuel in Santa Monica, California. They were all made using the chin collé technique and a combination of softground etching, spitbite, hardground etching, whiteground aquatint and drypoint.